Ghost Rider

WikiLeaks founder Julian Paul Assange plays with a kitten, a gift from his children to keep him company, at the Ecuadorian embassy in central London, England. Photo: Reuters.

Broadcast Delay

The second issue (Issue 2 April, 2016) of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s newsletter, with a delay of one month, is finally out and freely downloadable. In the last issue, among other news, Executive Director Miss Lavinia informed us that Serena Gabriele gave up teaching dance at our school, for involving herself in other, undefined work functions somewhere far away from Florence. Farewell to the past, Miss Lavinia justly celebrates now both Chiara Angelini & Viola Rocchini as two new, greatly appreciated dance teachers of Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”, and she very opportunely reminds us of the impending Mado Flynn’s Abstract Flowers Exhibit, scheduled for Sunday, March 20, 2016. Enjoy!

First Issue

The first issue (Issue 1 February, 2016) of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s newsletter is out now and freely downloadable. The monthly newsletter, produced and directed by Miss Lavinia, contains articles and news – as well as a bit of gossip – on a variety of events, happenings and issues relating to our associates’ day-to-day life. Enjoy!

The Burning World

The aftermath of the devastating warehouse explosions in the northern port city of 天津 (Tiānjīn) in China. Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP.

The Wind in the Willows

• China Tianjin blasts: Evacuations as sodium cyanide found, BBC News, August 15, 2015

Fire still burn at the explosion site in 天津 (Tiānjīn), north China. Photo: 新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Landov/Barcroft Media.

The mother of a missing firefighter weeps outside a press conference in 天津 (Tiānjīn). Photo: Jason Lee/Reuters.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

• 燧鸣 (Suì Míng), “多难兴邦”与“为谁牺牲”——天津港爆炸的回响 (“Much hardships may awaken a nation” and “For whom the sacrifice” – Echoes of the blast in the port city of Tiānjīn), RedChinaCn.net, August 15, 2015

天津 (Tiānjīn) Burning
Photo: RedChinaCn.net

Il perché di tutto sommato

Death battleground in 天津 (Tiānjīn)
Photo: Reuters

People react near a street after a blast at 滨海新区 (Bīnhǎi New Area), in 天津 (Tiānjīn) municipality, China, August 12, 2015. Photo: Reuters/China Stringer Network.

Hell in a Handbasket

• Fergus Ryan and Tom Phillips, Tiānjīn explosions: dozens feared dead in blasts at Chinese port, The Guardian, August 13, 2015

Fireball rips through night sky of 天津 (Tiānjīn)
Photo: Reuters

A photo taken with a mobile phone shows the aftermath of the huge explosions in the port city of 天津 (Tiānjīn), China. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.

Deadly blasts rock the port city of 天津 (Tiānjīn)
Photo: Reuters

Car cemetery in 天津 (Tiānjīn)
Photo: Reuters